Comfort is a good thing for the Angels right now, which certainly have a good share of worry despite a winning record eight games into the season.

Pitching matchupLAA: RHP Ervin Santana (1-0, 3.00 ERA)
Santana pitched well in his season debut on the road against the Minnesota Twins. The fact that it came on the road was a good sign for Santana, whose road struggles have been well chronicled. He also stepped up at a time when the Angels are down two starting pitchers. Santana gave up two runs in six innings against the Twins and showed consistent poise, which he must bring into his start against the Indians, who have owned him since he arrived in the Major Leagues in 2005. In his career, Santana is 0-5 with a 7.59 ERA against Cleveland and was 0-3 with a 5.82 ERA in 2007.

CLE: RHP Jake Westbrook (0-1, 2.45 ERA)
Westbrook pitched well against the Angels last year but with minimal success. He was 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA in two starts. Westbrook has historically been a tough-luck pitcher against the Halos. He is only 2-5 but has a 3.12 career ERA (20 earned runs in 57 2/3 innings, 57 hits). Westbrook gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings in his first start of the season last week against the White Sox.

Tidbits
Right-hander John Lackey, on the disabled list with a strained right triceps, is on track to resume throwing off a flat surface next week, Scioscia said. ... One week into the season, Howie Kendrick and Gary Matthews Jr. are the hottest Angels. Kendrick entered play Monday leading the American League with 12 hits and was second in the AL with a .444 average (12-for-27). ... Matthews has hit safely in all eight games his season.